Basuki Hadimuljono | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2019 | |
Minister of Public Works and Public Housing | |
Assumed office 27 October 2014 | |
President | Joko Widodo |
Deputy | John Wempi Wetipo (2019–2022) |
Preceded by | Djoko Kirmanto (public works) Djan Faridz (public housing) |
Head of Nusantara Capital City Authority | |
Acting | |
Assumed office 3 June 2024 | |
President | Joko Widodo |
Deputy | Raja Juli Antoni (acting) |
Preceded by | Bambang Susantono |
Personal details | |
Born | Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia | 5 November 1954
Political party | Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle |
Spouse | Kartika Nurani |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Gadjah Mada University Colorado State University |
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Mochamad Basuki Hadimuljono (born 5 November 1954) is an Indonesian bureaucrat who currently serves as the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing under Joko Widodo. Before his appointment as minister, he had worked for the Indonesian Ministry of Public Works for nine years.
Basuki was born in Surakarta; his father was a member of the Indonesian Army. After obtaining his bachelor's from Gadjah Mada University in 1979, he moved into the ministry of public works and began his career there. Later, he obtained his master's and doctorate from Colorado State University. He rose up the ranks and served as inspector-general and director-general there, until he accepted an appointment from Joko Widodo to serve as minister after over 30 years as a public servant in 2014.
Due to Widodo's infrastructure programs, Basuki's ministry received significant portions of the budget during his tenure, measuring Rp 107.3 trillion (US$ 7.5 billion) for the 2018 fiscal year. Projects under his tenure included mass construction of public housing, road infrastructure and water reservoirs.
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